Professional biography

Professional affiliations

British Psychological Society (BPS)
Society of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (SARMAC)

Senior Fellow of the HEA (2017)

I joined the OU in 2007, after completing my PhD at the University of Sussex.

Research interests

I am an applied cognitive psychologist and my research interests revolve around the practical applications of psychological theory. I am particularly interested in how attention and perception can be affected when dual tasking (for example whilst driving a car and talking on the phone) as well as the effect this has on an individual’s eye movements. My work also crosses into forensic psychology as I’m interested in perceptual factors when witnessing crimes, with a particular focus on eye movements, weapon focus, inattention- and change blindness.

Teaching interests

I am currently the co chair of production of Investigating Forensic Psychology (DD802), a new postgraduate module which is part of the MSc in Forensic Psychological Studies (F73). I am also the Qualification lead for the MSc in Forensic Psychological Studies (F73) and the MSc in Psychology (F74).

Since joining the University I have also been involved in production on the following modules: